By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a defeat for business groups and the insurance industry, a House panel Thursday narrowly rejected a bill that would add restrictions in “bad faith” legal fights. The House Civil Justice Subc... »
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers begin their second week of session today with redistricting action on the Senate floor and House committees vetting everything from sewage bills and homestead exemptions to murder penalties and the federal health-care re... »
Lawmakers in Tallahassee this year are steps away from enacting the first major streamline to the state's foreclosure process in nearly 20 years. Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples real estate attorney, said her bill, HB 213, will prod lenders to move a... »
